'Con game' used to sink Kavanaugh, Trump says

US President Donald Trump has questioned the reliability of a second woman's account of alleged sexual misconduct by Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh.

UpdatedUpdated 26 September

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US President Donald Trump has disparaged a woman's account of alleged sexual misconduct by a Supreme Court nominee and accused the Democrats of using a "con game" to try to scuttle the nomination.

Trump's remarks came as Republicans worked to shore up support for the beleaguered judge Brett Kavanaugh, whose march toward Senate confirmation has been rocked by allegations of decades-old sexual improprieties from two women.

On Friday, Trump had mocked claims, by Kavanaugh's chief accuser, of a sexual assault at a 1980s high school party.

Trump tweeted that the woman would have reported the incident to police if it was "as bad as she says".